GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |